An Epic Symphony Played By The Wind
Harmonic Fields is the brainchild of French composer Pierre Sauvageot in which 500 instruments form a veritable orchestra and include the different sections of symphonic … Read more
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A Solar Powered Symphony Hall Opens In Denmark
Designed by Austrian firm Coop Himmelb(l)au, this multifunctional center is a marvel of Solar passive design and features a south-facing facade covered with thin-film photovoltaics … Read more
A Graduation Speech That Will Inspire You – given by Joyce DiDonato at the Juilliard School
The Juilliard School’s 109th Commencement Speech by mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in reprint: “Chairman Kovner, President Polisi, most distinguished honorees, dedicated family, friends, faculty, and to … Read more
Symphony For Two Rivers – An Inspiring Story About How Music Unites Different Cultures
Meet David and Yousif: Music is the best thing to bring people together. The ‘Symphony for two rivers’ mini documentary is a lovely portrait of … Read more
The New Year’s Concert Of The Vienna Philharmonic
The New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic takes place each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna and it is broadcasted around … Read more
WHICH IS THE WORLDS FIRST LP MUSICAL RECORDING?
RCA Victor introduced an early version of a long-playing record for home use in September 1931. These “Program Transcription” discs, as Victor called them, played … Read more
Who Was the First Documented Conductor?
Did you know that Jean-Baptiste Lully, the first documented conductor, was the first musician to use a baton. It was a heavy, six-foot-long staff that … Read more
THE OLDEST SURVIVING VIOLIN, WHO MADE IT?
The violin first emerged in northern Italy in the early 16th century especially from the Brescia area. Many archive documents testify that from 1485-95 Brescia … Read more
Most Nominated Film Composers Of Our Times
What would a movie be without music? Music is such an important aspect of the movie industry, and the composers have a very important role. … Read more